BHU Political Science students asked to write essay on BJP
After questions on GST in Kautilya’s Arthshashtra and Manu on globalisation, MA Political Science first-semester students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) were asked to write an essay on two Indian political parties — the BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
In the paper, Indian political system — Theoretical and Structural Aspect, the MA first-semester students were asked to write an essay on the ruling BJP. In the same paper, students were asked to describe ‘What is AAP’ in 50 words.
Perhaps, popularity of political parties seems to have been taken into account while fixing marks on both the questions. While the question on the BJP carried 15 marks, the one on AAP had a value of only 2 marks in the political science exam held on December 5.
The question on the BJP ruling at the Centre and AAP in Delhi, however, triggered debate among BHU students. Some students said since it was part of their syllabus there was nothing wrong when it found place in the question paper while others questioned the timings since Gujarat polls were on.
“We were also asked what do you understand by secularism? This is clearly an attempt to promote ideology of a particular political party on …read more
